Trekking Info

Trekking is a combination of hiking and walking, making the journey on foot, especially in mountainous areas often for multiple days along rugged, remote, and rural villages.

Most of the trails are reasonable but occasionally we may encounter snow on the trails. Our trekking itineraries are designed in such a way that, for gradual acclimatization to take place. To enjoy the trek, walking days are not much longer, most days involve between 5 to 7 hours of walking days, however some days it will be 8 to 9 hours, and 3 to 4 hours of actual walking days as well.

The level of Fitness

The level of fitness varies from the trek to trek. Normally, asthma and high blood pressure people should be consulted with their doctors before booking a trek. For standard fit, you should do some regular exercise before the trek.

The strenuous grade treks that wind above 5000m plus may need experience in altitudes and mountains. It is an outdoor activity so; you also may need a good dose of patience, humor, and tolerance. And finally, a good level of fitness is of utmost need.

The basic items needed during your trek are:

+ Warm fleece and down jacket

+Good wind/rain jacket

+Good trekking boot

+ Good 3-5 season sleeping bag

+A comfortable day day backpack

+ Self motivated and positive about holiday.

Acclimatization

Acclimatization is an important thing for trekking in high altitudes and mountains. We are very serious about acclimatization and our all itineraries are designed in such a way that every trekker gets acclimatized properly. The higher you go the lesser oxygen and thin air. Above the 5500m, there is only half of the oxygen than to sea level.

A typical day on the trek

Trekking in Nepal is beyond the hustle and bustle, crowd, and pollution of the city, the days on the trek normally pass with a simple routine. The day starts with an early morning mug of tea brought to your tent by one of the trek crew. Before heading for breakfast you pack your overnight gear into your duffel bag. During breakfast, the trek crew packs away the tents. The porters arrange their loads and set off on the trail in the cool of the morning. After breakfast, between 7 am and 8 am, we start walking. We overtake porters and the kitchen crew will overtake us, they will prepare the lunch. The crew has usually chosen a scenic spot, with water nearby. Around 12 to 1 pm stop for lunch, on arrival you will be handed mugs of hot fruit drinks. And now it’s to relax we relax to rest, read, write notes gaze at the scenery until the lunch is prepared until lunch is prepared. Lunch is normally, often two /three courses of a meal, eg. Tuna fish, fried potatoes, coleslaw, and chapatti, there is a dessert often fresh or tinned fruit followed by tea/coffee. The crews also cook their own food, usually dal bhaat.

Once again we resume our trek overtaking the porters walking gently and slowly and soon crew and porters overtake us. We arrive at camp usually at 3- 5 pm. The Sherpa put up all the tents and a hot drink along with biscuits served by the crew. And now it’s time to relax by playing cards, chatting, reading a book, visiting monasteries, and exploring the village.

Dinner is usually served with a 3 course, starter with light soup and popcorn, or prawn then a main course of vegetables with a rich source of carbohydrates: potatoes, mo: mo, noodles, rice, bread or similar, and often a meat dish, sometimes even fresh, when available. And the final course dessert is fresh or tinned fruit, sometimes a cake, followed by a choice of hot chocolate, tea, coffee, and hot water. After dinner, the evening will be often spent chatting, playing cards, and writing travel notes before going to bed.

And now it’s time to bed, the kitchen crew sleeps in the kitchen tent, the porters under the rock, or lodge or dining tent, Sherpa in the dining tent, and the guide/sirdar usually has his own tent.

Bathroom and washing Facilities

We carry a toilet tent along with us; the Sherpa digs a deep hole and kicks some dirt down to ‘flush’. Occasionally, when we camp in villages we use the local toilet. For washing, a bowl of warm water is served in the morning for quick washing. And you may be asked to bowl hot water to Sherpa any time at camp.

Care for porters and staff

Basically, the expedition-style trek, which passes above the tree line, will be given with wool socks, new shoes, wool gloves, wool hat, jacket and pant set, sunglasses, and adequate shelter and medical care upon the sickness during the trek. As we care the porters and staff would cost a little more but it’s our humanitarian spirit to live all happily.

Who carries what?

You carry a day pack with your camera, jacket, water, and snacks. The porters (or sometimes yaks/mules) carry everything else and pack this in a duffel/kitbag rather than a backpack.

Baggage Allowance

Your main item of luggage should be a sturdy kit bag, duffle bag, or similar. This will be carried during the trek by porters or pack animals and must weigh no more than 15kg. You should also take on your holiday a daypack of approximately 30 liters capacity. For all flights, the maximum allowance for holding baggage and hand baggage combined is 15kg and you should make every effort to keep to this total weight. It is usually not a problem to check in a couple of kgs more than this, but you may be required to pay a small excess luggage charge. It is possible to leave items not required on the trek at the hotel in Kathmandu. For your international flights, please check the baggage allowance with your airline.